Chris Connolly (ice hockey)

Chris Connolly
Born	(1987-07-23) July 23, 1987 Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
DEL team Former teams	Iserlohn Roosters Tappara Leksands IF
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2012–present

Chris Connolly (born July 23, 1987) is a professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). His younger brother Jack also plays professionally.

Undrafted, Connolly played collegiate hockey for Boston University, he was a standout skater with the Terriers and served as a co-captain in 2010–11 and lone Captain in 2011–12 before opting to pursue a professional career abroad in Finland with Liiga club, Tappara.

In his second season with Tappara in the 2013–14 season, Connolly opted for a mid-season transfer to German club, Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. After scoring 20 points in 28 games with the Roosters, he left as a free agent and joined his brother Jack in signing with Swedish club Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League on April 23, 2014.

For the second consecutive year, Connolly joined the Roosters during the season after appearing in only 5 games with Leksands on October 8, 2014.

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team	2008–09
All-Hockey East Second Team	2011–12

External links

• Chris Connolly's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Brian Flynn	Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award 2011–12	Succeeded by Chris McCarthy
Preceded by Tanner House	Hockey East Best Defensive Forward 2011–12	Succeeded by Tim Schaller